A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Thursday, September 15, 2005

In history senior seminar, we had to read a book today called I'm the Teacher, You're the Student, by Patrick Allitt. Its a fast-paced read by a college professor at Emory. Personally, ther were more things that I didn't like about the book than I did like, but that's neither here nor there. Reading this book, and going to class today, made me think about myself as a student. I've always been very shy. Painfully so. Its always been so that I've had extreme difficulty participating in class- and... Sign in to see full entry.

I've just had four classes, with none tomorrow, so I feel justified in having something to drink. I have a pattern when I drink: after one drink I'm a ton of fun to be with: flirty, outgoing, talkative, witty, etc. After two drinks I become belligerent and start swearing at people; after three I start beating up on people twice my size; by four I'm on the floor. I've never gone beyond that because I'm afraid of passing out. Anyway, I've had one drink and my tongue is loose. I'm going to talk... Sign in to see full entry.